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Hot/Cold Beverage Dispenser and Method

a beverage dispenser and hot/cold technology, applied in the field of hot/cold beverage dispensers and methods, can solve the problems of insufficient flavor and known to deliver hot or cold water, and achieve the effect of increasing the height of fall

Inactive Publication Date: 2014-10-16
CORNELIUS INC
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Benefits of technology

The invention allows for dispensing both hot and cold liquids, drinks or beverages at the desired temperature. This provides greater flexibility and efficiency in serving patent text describes the technical benefit of this innovation.

Problems solved by technology

However it is not known to deliver either hot or cold water into a common chamber to form with the appropriate selected flavor concentrate either a hot or cold beverage.
Generally merely adding the flavor itself was insufficient, and it was necessary to mix the two or more ingredients together.

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[0093]1. Calculating Ratio for a 12 oz drink @ 3:1[0094]CD=Concentrate Dispensed (ounces)[0095]WD=Water Dispensed (ounces)[0096]W=3[0097]C=1[0098]V=End Volume

[0099]The calculation for the concentrate would be.

CD=C / (W+C)*V

CD=1 / (3+1)*12

CD=3 oz

[0100]The calculation for the water would be.

WD=W(W+C)*V

WD=3 / (3+1)*12

WD=9 oz

2. Flow rate per Water / Ratio Calculation[0101]DT=Dispense Time (seconds)[0102]FW=1.84 oz / sec

[0103]The calculation would be:

DT=WD / FW

DT=9 oz / 1.84 oz / sec

DT=4.89 sec

3. Flow rate per Ratio Concentrate Calculation[0104]CFS1=Desired Concentrate Flow rate (ounces per second)

[0105]The calculation would be:

CFS1=CD / DT

CFS1=3 oz / 4.89 sec

CFS1=0.61 oz / sec

4. Pump RPM vs Ratio Concentrate Calculation

[0106]Assuming a speed of 231 rpm[0107]CFS2=Actual Concentrate flow rate VS pump speed[0108]GBR=231 rpm[0109]GBS=Gear Box Speed (RPS) Revolutions per Second

Constants

[0110]T1=60 SECONDS (1 MINUTE)[0111]d1=0.159

Formulas:

[0112]

GBS=GBR / T1

GBS=231 / 60

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Abstract

A beverage dispenser for dispensing either a hot or cold beverage, for example tea, from a common mixing chamber and a method for making and / or operating the same is disclosed. The dispense has a source of hot water, usually a heater, and a source of water, a refrigeration system to cool the water and one or more sources of flavor. The hot or cold water, or both can be provided to the common or same, mixing chamber and mixed assisted with a static and / or dynamic mixer and then dispensed. The last portion of the water is used to rinse for the next beverage. Flavor or syrup pump current is sensed to provide the appropriate amount of flavor concentrate to a known quantity of water to form a beverage of appropriate strength or syrup.

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[0001]This application is a United States Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Application, claiming the benefit and filing date of U.S. Provisional Application, Ser. No. 61 / 465,811, filed Mar. 23, 2011 of the same title, to which some new material has been added, and relates to a beverage dispenser, and methods therefore, and more particularly to a dispenser for dispensing one or more of both hot and cold beverages, and / or utilizes a common mixer to mix the ingredients, one of which is usually hot or cold water and the other one or more flavor concentrates, either statically or dynamically, and / or utilizes one or more peristaltic or other type displacement pumps to deliver the one or more flavor concentrates in desired amounts to a known quantity of the other ingredient (usually hot or cold water) to establish the desired Brix of the beverage. The invention uses pump motor current to determine flavor delivery to control Brix.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Heretofore, it is known to ha...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A47J31/46
CPCA47J31/46A47J31/401B67D1/0025B67D1/0046B67D1/0864B67D1/0895A47J31/469A47J31/41B67D1/0026B67D1/004B67D1/0047B67D1/0057B67D1/0877B67D1/16
Inventor SEVCIK, SCOTT E.NJAASTAD, DAVID K.TOBLER, ANDREW J.DIFATTA, VINCENZOPROCHASKA, DANIELSANCHEZ, FERNANDOIVANCEVIC, DUSAN N.ZOELLICK, KURT F.GHEORGHE, BOGDAN M.
Owner CORNELIUS INC
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